09-11-2006, 12:22 AM
Don't know how it happened, wasn't doing any nasty jumping just high speed runs up and down the parking lot. I hadn't touched the car for several days when I noticed a leak developing on friday.
Well, the small leak turned into a major one. Couldn't figure out where it was coming from cause it was throwing fuel everywhere! Speculated the front bearing, idle screw, or the back plate.
Well, none of the above!:mad:
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Cost of repair? $70 block, $70 sleeve/piston(again!:mad
Bastard was WAY fast with the 15t clutch bell too! 60mph+ and instant cookie cutter front tires on a hard launch.
I'm going to try and see if OS will replace the block or at least cut me a break on the parts. A block should not crack just by running! The motor never saw over 270* even when I was doing 15 to 20sec WOT runs in the parking lot. Most of the time it sits around 230*. And still putting out a steady exhaust trail at high speeds too. My white rear rim is practically black!
I still have my Force .26 as a back-up but I don't want to go back to that slow POS! Reliable as it is, its still so SLOW!
Well, the small leak turned into a major one. Couldn't figure out where it was coming from cause it was throwing fuel everywhere! Speculated the front bearing, idle screw, or the back plate.
Well, none of the above!:mad:
Cost of repair? $70 block, $70 sleeve/piston(again!:mad
Bastard was WAY fast with the 15t clutch bell too! 60mph+ and instant cookie cutter front tires on a hard launch.
I'm going to try and see if OS will replace the block or at least cut me a break on the parts. A block should not crack just by running! The motor never saw over 270* even when I was doing 15 to 20sec WOT runs in the parking lot. Most of the time it sits around 230*. And still putting out a steady exhaust trail at high speeds too. My white rear rim is practically black!
I still have my Force .26 as a back-up but I don't want to go back to that slow POS! Reliable as it is, its still so SLOW!
[SIZE="1"]Big Toy:'89 GTA LT1/4l60e, spohn this and that, needs a few more things.
Little Toys: Hyper One Seven | Inferno GT | Jammin X1cr | Jammin CRT Pro | 1989 Batmobile Replica
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Little Toys: Hyper One Seven | Inferno GT | Jammin X1cr | Jammin CRT Pro | 1989 Batmobile Replica
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